Finalists Emerge for Britain's Central Bank Job

By

Cassell Bryan-Low and

David Enrich

Updated Oct. 30, 2012 4:37 p.m. ET

LONDON—The British government is moving closer to picking the next Bank of England governor, having whittled applicants down to a shortlist of candidates and begun the interviewing process, according to people in the U.K. Treasury.

The process of picking the new head of one of the world's most important central banks is shrouded in secrecy, and the government hasn't disclosed how many candidates are on the shortlist, or who they are. But corporate leaders and people in the financial industry are focused on four main...